Ariel VH500
Black and Red · Petrol · 1956 · 500 cc
489 XWBMOT history
489 XWB is a black and red petrol Ariel VH500 first used on 5 Mar 1956. Its MOT expired on 4 Feb 2025 and it has passed 8 of 8 MOT tests, with 51,692 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 5 Feb 2024.
- MOT
- Expired
- On 4 Feb 2025
- Mileage
- 51,692 mi
- At MOT on 5 Feb 2024
- MOT tests
- 8
- 8 passed · 0 failed
- Per year
- 1,324 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 489 XWB
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Ariel
- Model
- VH500
- Colour
- Black and Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 500 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1956
- First used
- 5 Mar 1956
- MOT status
- MOT expired on 4 Feb 2025
- Latest MOT test
- 5 Feb 2024 (Pass)
Mileage history
489 XWB was last recorded at 51,692 miles on 5 Feb 2024, 11,362 miles more than at the previous MOT on 28 Sept 2012.
Mileage went down between tests
- 13 Jun 2008: 29,820 miles, lower than 31,471 miles on 10 May 2007.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 40,330 miles · 28 Sept 2012
- Between the last two tests
- 11,362 miles
- Average per year
- 1,324 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2024 – 51,692 miles
- 2012 – 40,330 miles
- 2011 – 38,592 miles
- 2010 – 34,824 miles
- 2009 – 30,858 miles
- 2008 – 29,820 miles
- 2007 – 31,471 miles
- 2006 – 28,304 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
8 tests since 6 Jun 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass51,692 miles (+11,362)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Feb 2025
- Odometer
- 51,692 miles
- Test number
- 322657551082
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,330 miles (+1,738)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Sept 2013
- Odometer
- 40,330 miles
- Test number
- 427122172284
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,592 miles (+3,768)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Sept 2012
- Odometer
- 38,592 miles
- Test number
- 315068851489
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,824 miles (+3,966)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Sept 2011
- Odometer
- 34,824 miles
- Test number
- 202954450289
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass30,858 miles (+1,038)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Jun 2010
- Odometer
- 30,858 miles
- Test number
- 171077469141
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass29,820 miles (-1,651)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Jun 2009
- Odometer
- 29,820 miles
- Test number
- 814195368135
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,471 miles (+3,167)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Jun 2008
- Odometer
- 31,471 miles
- Test number
- 290860937185
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass28,304 miles
- MOT expiry
- 5 Jun 2007
- Odometer
- 28,304 miles
- Test number
- 434197256175
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 489 XWB
- What vehicle is registration 489 XWB currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 489 XWB on a black and red petrol Ariel VH500 first used on 5 Mar 1956. Dateless registrations can be transferred between vehicles, so earlier MOT tests may have been under a different registration. Registered keeper details are not public and are not shown.
- Does 489 XWB currently have a valid MOT?
- No. The MOT on 489 XWB expired on 4 Feb 2025, according to DVSA records.
- When is the MOT due on 489 XWB?
- The MOT on 489 XWB expired on 4 Feb 2025. It can only be driven to a pre-booked MOT test or to repairs needed to pass one.
- What mileage has 489 XWB done?
- 489 XWB was recorded at 51,692 miles at its MOT on 5 Feb 2024, an average of 1,324 miles a year.
- Has 489 XWB ever failed its MOT?
- No. 489 XWB has passed all 8 of its MOT tests on record.
- Has the mileage on 489 XWB ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 13 Jun 2008. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on 489 XWB find?
- 489 XWB passed its latest MOT on 5 Feb 2024 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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